NRS 486.081 Application
for license: Form; verification; contents; proof of full legal name and age;
Department to adopt regulations prescribing documents acceptable to prove full
legal name and age; proof of social security number; authority of Department to
refuse to accept certain documents; additional regulations; consular
identification cards.

NRS 486.084 Payment
of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of
license; duty of Department. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42
U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 486.091 Application
from person previously licensed in another state; copy of record from other
state becomes part of Nevada record; Department to furnish records to other
states.

NRS 486.161 Expiration
and renewal of license; regulations. [Effective until the date of the repeal of
42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures
for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 486.161 Expiration
and renewal of license; regulations. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42
U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 486.165 Suspension
of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or
warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of
42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures
for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 486.372 Program
for Education of Motorcycle Riders: Establishment; Administrator; consultation
with Advisory Board; approval of courses of instruction; rules and regulations;
contracts for services; Account to pay expense of Program.

NRS 486.373 Program
for Education of Motorcycle Riders: Eligibility; fee.

NRS 486.374 Program
for Education of Motorcycle Riders: Instructor; course of instruction.

NRS 486.381 Violation
of provisions concerning motorcycles and similar vehicles.

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GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 486.011Definitions.As
used in NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 486.031 to 486.057,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

NRS 486.031“Highway” defined.“Highway”
means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way maintained by a
public authority when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for
purposes of vehicular traffic.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1465)

NRS 486.038“Moped” defined.“Moped”
means a motor-driven scooter, motor-driven cycle or similar vehicle that is
propelled by a small engine which produces not more than 2 gross brake
horsepower, has a displacement of not more than 50 cubic centimeters or
produces not more than 1500 watts final output, and:

1. Is designed to travel on not more than
three wheels in contact with the ground but is not a tractor; and

2. Is capable of a maximum speed of not
more than 30 miles per hour on a flat surface with not more than 1 percent
grade in any direction when the motor is engaged.

Ê The term
does not include an electric bicycle as defined in NRS 483.067.

NRS 486.041“Motorcycle” defined.“Motorcycle”
means every motor vehicle equipped with a seat or a saddle for the use of the
driver and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the
ground, excluding an electric bicycle as defined in NRS 483.067, a tractor and a moped.

NRS 486.051“Muffler” defined.“Muffler”
means a device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle plates, or other
mechanical design, for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal
combustion engine, and is effective in reducing noise, but does not include
such a device equipped with an apparatus which permits the exhaust gas to be
discharged directly into the air without passing through such device.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1465)

NRS 486.055“Program” defined.“Program”
means the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders.

NRS 486.061License required to operate motorcycle or trimobile; exception.Except for a nonresident who is at least 16
years of age and is authorized by the person’s state of residency to drive a
motorcycle, a person shall not drive:

1. A motorcycle, except a trimobile, upon
a highway unless that person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued
pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive, or a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS endorsed to authorize the
holder to drive a motorcycle.

2. A trimobile upon a highway unless that
person holds a valid motorcycle driver’s license issued pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive, or a driver’s license issued pursuant to chapter 483 of NRS.

NRS 486.081Application for license: Form; verification; contents; proof of
full legal name and age; Department to adopt regulations prescribing documents
acceptable to prove full legal name and age; proof of social security number;
authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; additional
regulations; consular identification cards.

1. Every application for a motorcycle
driver’s license must be made upon a form furnished by the Department and must
be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths.
Officers and employees of the Department may administer those oaths without
charge.

2. Every application must:

(a) State the full legal name, date of birth,
sex, address of principal residence and mailing address, if different from the
address of principal residence;

(b) Briefly describe the applicant;

(c) State whether the applicant has previously
been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country;

(d) State whether any such license has ever been
suspended or revoked, or whether an application has ever been refused, and, if
so, the date of and reason for such suspension, revocation or refusal; and

(e) Give such other information as the Department
requires to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant.

3. Every applicant shall furnish proof of
his or her full legal name and age by displaying an original or certified copy
of the required documents as prescribed by regulation.

4. The Department shall adopt regulations
prescribing the documents an applicant may use to furnish proof of his or her
full legal name and age to the Department.

5. Every applicant who has been assigned a
social security number must furnish proof of the social security number by
displaying:

(a) An original card issued to the applicant by
the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the
applicant; or

(b) Other proof acceptable to the Department,
including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax
returns.

6. The Department may refuse to accept a
driver’s license issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any
territory of the United States if the Department determines that the other
state, the District of Columbia or the territory of the United States has less
stringent standards than the State of Nevada for the issuance of a driver’s
license.

7. With respect to any document that has
expired:

(a) The Department may refuse to accept the
document or refuse to issue a driver’s license to the person presenting the
document, or both; and

(b) If the document indicates that the person is
authorized to stay in the United States, the Department shall issue to the
person presenting the document a driver’s license that is valid only during the
time the applicant is authorized to stay in the United States, or if there is
no definite end to the time the applicant is authorized to stay, the driver’s
license is valid for 1 year beginning on the date of issuance.

8. The Director shall adopt regulations
setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue or refuse to
issue a driver’s license in accordance with this section to a person who is a
citizen of a state, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United
States or a foreign country. The criteria pursuant to which the Department
shall issue or refuse to issue a driver’s license to a citizen of a foreign
country must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present within
the United States.

9. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as
proof of the age or identity of an applicant for a motorcycle driver’s license.
As used in this subsection, “consular identification card” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.

NRS 486.084Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license;
grounds for denial of license; duty of Department. [Effective until the date of
the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to
establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the
professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings.]

1. An applicant for the issuance or renewal
of a motorcycle driver’s license shall submit to the Department the statement
prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department
of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS
425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.

2. The Department shall include the
statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:

(a) The application or any other forms that must
be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license; or

(b) A separate form prescribed by the Department.

3. A motorcycle driver’s license may not
be issued or renewed by the Department if the applicant:

(a) Fails to submit the statement required
pursuant to subsection 1; or

(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant
to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support
of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the
district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment
of the amount owed pursuant to the order.

4. If an applicant indicates on the
statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a
court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order
or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing
the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the
Department shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other
public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant
may take to satisfy the arrearage.

NRS 486.091Application from person previously licensed in another state;
copy of record from other state becomes part of Nevada record; Department to
furnish records to other states.

1. Whenever an application for a
motorcycle driver’s license is received from a person previously licensed in
another state, the Department shall request a copy of the driver’s record from
such other state. When received, the driver’s record shall become a part of the
driver’s record in this State with the same effect as though entered on the
driver’s record in this State in the original instance.

2. Whenever the Department receives a
request for a driver’s record from another licensing state the record shall be
forwarded without charge.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1466; A 1973, 1445)

NRS 486.101Application of minors.

1. The application of any person under the
age of 18 years for a motorcycle driver’s license must be signed and verified,
before a person authorized to administer oaths, by either or both the father or
mother of the applicant, if either or both are living and have custody of the
applicant, or if neither parent is living, then by the guardian having custody,
or by an employer of the minor, or if there is no guardian or employer, then by
any responsible person who is willing to assume the obligation imposed pursuant
to NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive, upon a person signing the application of a minor.

2. Any negligence or willful misconduct of
a minor under the age of 18 years when driving a motorcycle upon a highway is
imputed to the person who signed the application of the minor for a license.
That person is jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages
caused by negligence or willful misconduct.

NRS 486.111Release from liability.Any
person who has signed the application of a minor for an instruction permit or
license may thereafter file with the Department a verified written request that
the permit or license of the minor so granted be cancelled. Thereupon, the
Department shall cancel the permit or license of the minor, and the person who
signed the application of the minor is relieved from the liability imposed
pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive, by reason of having signed such application on account of any
subsequent negligence or willful misconduct of such minor in driving a
motorcycle.

NRS 486.121Cancellation of license upon death of person signing minor’s
application.The Department, upon
receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the persons who signed the
application of a minor for a license, shall cancel the license and shall not
issue a new license until a new application, signed and verified, is made as
required by NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive. This provision does not apply if the minor has attained the age of
18 years.

1. The Department may require every
applicant for a motorcycle driver’s license to submit to an examination
conducted by the Department or successfully complete a course of motorcycle
safety approved by the Department.

2. An examination may be held in the
county where the applicant resides within 30 days after the date application is
made and may include:

(a) A test of the applicant’s ability to
understand official devices used to control traffic;

(b) A test of the applicant’s knowledge of
practices for safe driving and the traffic laws of this State;

(c) Except as otherwise provided in a regulation
adopted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS
483.330, a test of the applicant’s eyesight; and

(d) An actual demonstration of the applicant’s
ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a
motorcycle.

Ê The
examination may also include such further physical and mental examination as
the Department finds necessary to determine the applicant’s fitness to drive a
motorcycle safely upon the highways.

NRS 486.141Form for application.Every
application for an instruction permit or driver’s license under the provisions
of NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive, must be made upon a form furnished by the Department. There must be
no charge for the making and filing of the application.

NRS 486.161Expiration and renewal of license; regulations. [Effective until
the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state
to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the
professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings.]

3. Every license is renewable at any time
before its expiration upon application, submission of the statement required
pursuant to NRS 486.084 and payment of the required
fee. Every motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license issued on or after
January 1, 1972, expires simultaneously with the expiration of the driver’s
license.

4. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 1 of NRS 483.384, each
applicant for renewal must appear before an examiner for a driver’s license and
successfully pass a test of the applicant’s eyesight.

5. Any person who has been issued a
driver’s license without having the authority to drive a motorcycle endorsed
thereon must, before driving a motorcycle, successfully pass:

NRS 486.161Expiration and renewal of
license; regulations. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666,
the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding,
suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

3. Every license is renewable at any time
before its expiration upon application and payment of the required fee. Every
motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license issued on or after January 1,
1972, expires simultaneously with the expiration of the driver’s license.

4. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 1 of NRS 483.384, each
applicant for renewal must appear before an examiner for a driver’s license and
successfully pass a test of the applicant’s eyesight.

5. Any person who has been issued a
driver’s license without having the authority to drive a motorcycle endorsed
thereon must, before driving a motorcycle, successfully pass:

(a) A driving test conducted by the Department;
or

(b) A course of motorcycle safety approved by the
Department,

Ê and have the
authority endorsed upon the license.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1468; A 1973, 1446; 1981, 1590; 1983, 503; 1987, 1310; 1993, 2847; 1995, 88, 2579; 1997, 2078; 2007, 2809, 2810,
effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law
requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child
support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to
paternity or child support proceedings)

NRS 486.165Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply
with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until
the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state
to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the
professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings.]

1. The Department shall, upon receiving
notification from a district attorney or other public agency collecting support
for children pursuant to NRS 425.510
that a court has determined that a person who has been issued a motorcycle
driver’s license:

(a) Has failed to comply with a subpoena or
warrant relating to a proceeding to establish paternity or to establish or
enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or

(b) Is in arrears in the payment for the support
of one or more children,

Ê send a
written notice to that person that his or her motorcycle driver’s license is
subject to suspension.

2. The notice must include:

(a) The reason for the suspension of the license;

(b) The information set forth in subsections 3
and 4; and

(c) Any other information the Department deems
necessary.

3. If a person who receives a notice
pursuant to subsection 1 does not, within 30 days after receiving the notice,
comply with the subpoena or warrant or satisfy the arrearage as required in NRS 425.510, the Department shall suspend
the license without providing the person with an opportunity for a hearing.

4. The Department shall reinstate a
license suspended pursuant to this section if it receives a notice from the
district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.510 that the person has complied
with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to that
section.

NRS 486.171Permitting unauthorized person to drive.A person shall not authorize or knowingly
permit a motorcycle, except a trimobile, owned by or under the control of the
person to be driven upon any highway by any person who is not authorized
pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive, to drive a motorcycle.

1. A motorcycle or moped shall not be
driven upon a highway while carrying more than one person unless such
motorcycle or moped is designed by the manufacturer to carry more than one
person.

2. A passenger shall ride:

(a) Behind the driver and astride the permanent
or regular seat which was designed for two persons;

(b) Astride another seat firmly attached at the
rear of the driver; or

(c) In a sidecar attached.

3. Every such motorcycle or moped designed
for transporting a passenger shall be equipped with footrests adjusted to fit
such passenger.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1468; A 1975, 1082)

NRS 486.191Driver’s position while operating.

1. A person driving a motorcycle or moped
shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto.

2. A person shall not drive a motorcycle
or moped with the seat for the driver so positioned that the driver, when
sitting astride the seat with the motorcycle or moped in a stopped and upright
position, cannot reach the ground with both feet simultaneously.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1468; A 1975, 1082)

NRS 486.201Height of handlebar.A
person shall not drive a motorcycle or moped equipped with handlebars which
extend above the uppermost portion of the driver’s shoulders when the driver
sits on the seat and the seat is depressed by the weight of the driver.

NRS 486.221Fenders required while in operation.A
person shall not drive a motorcycle or moped unless the wheels are protected by
fenders to prevent the throwing of rocks, dirt, water or other substances to
the rear.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1469; A 1975, 1083)

NRS 486.231Protective headgear and glasses: Standards; when use required.

1. The Department shall adopt standards
for protective headgear and protective glasses, goggles or face shields to be
worn by the drivers and passengers of motorcycles and transparent windscreens
for motorcycles.

2. Except as provided in this section,
when any motorcycle, except a trimobile or moped, is being driven on a highway,
the driver and passenger shall wear protective headgear securely fastened on
the head and protective glasses, goggles or face shields meeting those
standards. Drivers and passengers of trimobiles shall wear protective glasses,
goggles or face shields which meet those standards.

3. When a motorcycle or a trimobile is
equipped with a transparent windscreen meeting those standards, the driver and
passenger are not required to wear glasses, goggles or face shields.

4. When a motorcycle is being driven in a
parade authorized by a local authority, the driver and passenger are not
required to wear the protective devices provided for in this section.

5. When a three-wheel motorcycle on which
the driver and passengers ride within an enclosed cab is being driven on a
highway, the driver and passengers are not required to wear the protective
devices required by this section.

1. A person shall not sell, offer for sale
or distribute any protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields for use
by any drivers or passengers of motorcycles or transparent windscreens for
motorcycles unless the equipment is of a type and specification meeting the
standards therefor adopted by the Department.

2. The provisions of this section do not
prohibit the sale of protective headgear, glasses, goggles or face shields
which comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the United States
Department of Transportation.

1. Every motorcycle or moped operated upon
a highway of this State at any time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half
hour before sunrise and at any other time when, because of insufficient light
or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not
clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead must display lighted
lamps and illuminating devices as respectively required pursuant to NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive.

2. Every motorcycle or moped operated upon
a highway must be equipped with stop lights to be lighted in the manner
prescribed for the use of such devices.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, every motorcycle or moped must be equipped with at least one tail
lamp mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required by NRS 486.011 to 486.381,
inclusive, emits a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the
rear.

2. The tail lamp must be wired to be
lighted whenever the head lamp is lighted.

3. The tail lamp on a motorcycle may
contain a blue insert that does not exceed 1 inch in diameter.

1. Every motorcycle manufactured after
January 1, 1973, which is sold or offered for sale and which is intended to be
operated upon the highways of this State shall be equipped with electric turn
signal lamps.

2. Such lamps shall be located on the
front and rear and shall indicate an intention to turn by flashing lights in
the direction toward which the turn is to be made.

3. The lamps showing to the front shall be
mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and,
when signaling, shall emit white or amber light, or any shade of light between
white and amber.

4. The lamps showing to the rear shall be
mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and,
when signaling, shall emit red or amber light, or any shade of light between
red and amber.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1469; A 1973, 731)

NRS 486.281Head lamps.

1. Every motorcycle or moped shall be
equipped with at least one and not more than two head lamps.

2. Every such head lamp on a motorcycle
shall be located at a height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches
from the ground as measured from the center of the lamp to the level ground
upon which such motorcycle stands without a load.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1083)

NRS 486.291Reflectors.

1. Every motorcycle or moped shall carry
on the rear at least one reflector, which shall be mounted at a height not less
than 20 inches nor more than 60 inches from the ground as measured from the
center of the reflector to the level ground upon which such motorcycle or moped
stands without a load.

2. Each such reflector shall be of a size
and character and so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances
within 300 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 31, 1084)

NRS 486.301Brakes.Every
motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the
stopping and holding as prescribed in NRS
484D.250 and 484D.255.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1084)

NRS 486.311Mirrors.Every
motorcycle or moped shall be equipped with two mirrors, each containing a
reflection surface not less than 3 inches in diameter, with one mirror mounted
on each handlebar, in positions enabling the driver to view clearly the highway
for a distance of 200 feet to the rear.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1084)

NRS 486.331Rights and duties of drivers.A
person driving a motorcycle or moped upon a highway is entitled to all the
rights and subject to all the duties applicable to the drivers of motor
vehicles as provided by law, except those provisions which by their nature can
have no application.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1084)

NRS 486.341Right to full use of traffic lane.Every
motorcycle or moped when being driven on the highway is entitled to full use of
the traffic lane it is occupying, and a person shall not drive another motor
vehicle in a manner which would deprive any such motorcycle or moped of such
use.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1470; A 1975, 1084)

NRS 486.351Unlawful passing; driving abreast.

1. A person, except a police officer in
the performance of his or her duty, shall not drive a motorcycle or moped
between moving or stationary vehicles occupying adjacent traffic lanes.

2. Except as provided in subsection 3, a
person shall not drive a motorcycle, moped or trimobile abreast of or overtake
or pass another vehicle within the same traffic lane.

3. Motorcycles and mopeds may, with the
consent of the drivers, be operated no more than two abreast in a single
traffic lane.

NRS 486.361Driver’s license to be surrendered on demand.Every person driving a motorcycle shall
manually deliver his or her license to drive a motorcycle to any police officer
or court upon request therefor by such officer or court.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 1471)

EDUCATION AND SAFETY OF MOTORCYCLE RIDERS

NRS 486.363Definitions.As
used in NRS 486.363 to 486.377,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 486.365, 486.367
and 486.370 have the meanings ascribed to them in
those sections.

NRS 486.372Program for Education of Motorcycle Riders: Establishment;
Administrator; consultation with Advisory Board; approval of courses of
instruction; rules and regulations; contracts for services; Account to pay
expense of Program.

1. The Director shall:

(a) Establish the Program for the Education of
Motorcycle Riders.

(b) Appoint an Administrator to carry out the
Program.

(c) Consult regularly with the Advisory Board on
Motorcycle Safety concerning the content and implementation of the Program.

(d) Approve courses of instruction provided by
public or private organizations which comply with the requirements established
for the Program.

(e) Adopt rules and regulations which are
necessary to carry out the Program.

2. The Director may contract for the
provision of services necessary for the Program.

3. The Account for the Program for the
Education of Motorcycle Riders is hereby created in the State General Fund. The
Director shall administer the Account.

4. The money in the Account for the
Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders may be used:

(a) To pay the expenses of the Program, including
reimbursement to instructors licensed pursuant to NRS
486.375 for services provided for the Program; or

(b) For any other purpose authorized by the
Legislature.

5. The interest and income earned on the
money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited
to the Account.

6. Any money remaining in the Account for
the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders at the end of a fiscal year
does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must
be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

1. A resident of this State who holds a
motorcycle driver’s license or a motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license
or who is eligible to apply for such a license or endorsement may enroll in the
Program.

2. The Director shall establish a fee of
not more than $150 for the Program.

(1) Instruction relating to the
development of proper habits and skills necessary for the safe operation of a
motorcycle;

(2) Instruction relating to the effects of
alcohol and controlled substances on the operator of a motorcycle; and

(3) At least 8 hours of instruction in the
actual operation of a motorcycle for inexperienced operators and at least 4
hours of instruction in the actual operation of a motorcycle for experienced
operators.

2. Each course of instruction must be
approved by the Director before it is offered to persons enrolled in the
Program. The Director shall not approve any course of instruction which does
not meet or exceed the requirements established for courses for the education
of motorcycle riders by nationally recognized public or private organizations
approved by the Director.

(a) Is a resident of this State or is a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States stationed at a military installation
located in Nevada;

(b) Is at least 21 years old;

(c) Holds a motorcycle driver’s license or a
motorcycle endorsement to a driver’s license issued by the Department;

(d) Has held a motorcycle driver’s license or
endorsement for at least 2 years; and

(e) Is certified as an instructor of motorcycle
riders by a nationally recognized public or private organization which is
approved by the Director,

Ê may apply to
the Department for a license as an instructor for the Program.

2. The Department shall not license a
person as an instructor if, within 2 years before the person submits an
application for a license:

(a) The person has accumulated three or more
demerit points pursuant to the uniform system of demerit points established
pursuant to NRS 483.473, or has been
convicted of traffic violations of comparable number and severity in another
jurisdiction; or

(b) The person’s driver’s license was suspended
or revoked in any jurisdiction.

3. The Director shall adopt standards and
procedures for the licensing of instructors for the Program.

1. The Advisory Board on Motorcycle
Safety, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, is hereby
created.

2. The Governor shall appoint to the
Board:

(a) One member who is a retail motorcycle dealer;

(b) One member who is a peace officer and
operates a motorcycle in carrying out his or her duties;

(c) One member who is an instructor licensed
pursuant to NRS 486.375; and

(d) Two members of the general public with
experience operating a motorcycle. Not more than one of the members of the
general public may be a commercial dealer, distributor or manufacturer of
motorcycles.

3. After the initial terms, the members of
the Advisory Board on Motorcycle Safety serve terms of 3 years. No member of
the Board may serve more than two consecutive terms.

4. The Board shall elect a Chair from
among its members.

5. The Board shall meet at least twice
each year and may meet upon a call of the Chair.

6. If a vacancy occurs during the term of
a member, the Governor shall appoint a person similarly qualified to replace
that member for the remainder of the unexpired term.

7. The Governor may remove a member from
the Board if the member neglects his or her duty or commits malfeasance in
office.

8. Members of the Board serve without
compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement from the Account for the
Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders for the actual amounts of their
reasonable and necessary expenses while engaged in the business of the Board.